Thousands have gathered to witness an extraordinary display of resilience and strength by the nation’s wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans representing all branches of the military during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago, Ill....
Hometown: Spring Branch, TX

U.S. Air Force Master Sgts. Linn Knight and Kenneth Guinn, explosive ordnance disposal specialists assigned to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., pose for a photo with their official Warrior Games medals July 8, 2017 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill. The commonalities between the lives of these two warriors are uncanny and extensive; from growing up in the same city and......
Hometown: Spring Branch, TX

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Linn Knight, an explosive ordnance disposal troop from Spring Branch, Texas, adjusts her cap and goggles before her event heat at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games July 8, 2017 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Knight competed in the women’s 50-meter freestyle, earning a gold medal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons)...
Hometown: Spring Branch, TX

Many are familiar with the adage that you cannot fully understand someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes; for seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, that sentiment is amplified by tremendous struggles most Americans will never face....
Hometown: San Antonio, TX